Welfare facilities check

The law and guidance behind it

• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1–18 (welfare facilities)

The questions

Where and when

1. Welfare area
2. Date

Toilets

1. Enough toilets for the number of people on site
2. Clean, lit and ventilated, with paper
3. Doors lock from inside

Washing

1. Hot and cold, or warm, running water
2. Soap and towels or a dryer
3. Next to the toilets and the changing area

Drinking water

1. A supply of wholesome drinking water
2. Marked as drinking water where people might mistake it
3. Cups, or a fountain to drink from

Changing, drying and storing clothes

1. Somewhere to change in privacy
2. Somewhere to dry wet clothes
3. Somewhere to keep clothes not worn at work

Rest

1. Tables and seats with backs, enough for the most people at one time
2. A way to heat food and boil water
3. Clean and tidy, and kept free of tools and materials

Actions

1. Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
2. Action taken or who it was passed to

Sign-off

1. Checked by
2. Date and time
3. Signature

More site set-up and welfare templates

• First aid kit check
• Site set-up checklist
• Site signage check
• Welfare cleaning log
• All templates